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Light-tight box | This ensures that only the light from the image you want to record is seen by the camera. |
Lens | This is a piece of glass used to focus and magnify the light entering the camera |
Shutter | This is a covering that opens briefly to let light into the camera |
Aperture | This is the adjustable opening that controls the amount of light that enters the camera |
Viewfinder | This part of a camera allows you to view your picture before you actually take it |
wide-angle lens | A lens which allows your photograph to take in more of the surrounding area |
normal lens | A lens which most closely reflects what you normally see |
telephoto lens | A lens which makes it possible for objects that are very far away to appear close in the photograph |